MCA CoA hears members' suggestions, to draft new constitution

Mumbai, Apr 25 (PTI) The Committee of Administrators
(CoA) for the Mumbai Cricket Association today heard
suggestions of its members on the Lodha Panel recommendations.

A fresh draft of MCA constitution will be prepared,
the CoA made it clear.

After taking charge of the MCA, the CoA, comprising
retired judges Justice H L Gokhale and Justice V M Kanade had
called for the meeting today.

"We had convened the meeting to receive suggestions of
member clubs on the Lodha Committee recommendations, and they
have given their suggestions, we have heard and considered
them," Justice Gokhale told reporters.

"It (the Supreme Court order) is binding. It is a
democratic system, we have to hear them, we have heard them.
We cannot do anything contradictory to the Lodha committee
recommendations. Apart from that, if there are suggestions
worth considering, we will consider," he added.

Justice Gokhale said the next step for the CoA would
be to prepare a fresh draft constitution for the MCA.

"Next step is to prepare the draft of the (MCA)
constitution," he said, adding that he was not talking about
the draft prepared by an erstwhile MCA committee.

"If it was to be accepted, the high court would not
have appointed us," he said.

Justice Kanade said the CoA has been directed to
implement the Lodha Panel reforms.

"We have been directed to see that Lodha Committee
report will be implemented, to see that there is fair
distribution of IPL tickets, to convene a meeting and invite
suggestions on the erstwhile committee's amendments," he
added.